Warehouse Supervisor

AMETEK; George Town; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, a global industrial technology leader, seeks a Warehouse Supervisor in Penang, Malaysia to supervise receiving, storage, and shipping activities. You will manage inventory control, cycle counts, and ensure FIFO compliance.

The role requires at least 3 years supervisory experience, a bachelor's degree, and proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook, with experience in Navision or SAP Ariba a plus. You will train staff, coordinate with production, and drive continuous improvement in 5S and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required for the role.
• Experience in warehouse management and inventory control with Lean principles highly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train warehouse assistants and material handlers.
• Monitor inventory control, raise PR/PO for indirect materials based on stock levels.
• Coordinate receiving, FIFO posting, and inventory movement; ensure accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Leadership and supervision

Inventory management

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Navision / SAP Ariba experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Navision

SAP Ariba

Job description

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for supervising and coordinating activities of warehouse. He/She will be controlling, and processing inventory related to the receiving, storing, issuing, shipping goods, supplies parts in the stockroom and stocking locations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Inventory Management

• Responsible for supervising and training warehouse assistants & material handler.


• Monitoring inventory control function and raise PR/PO through system for In-Direct Material / Parts based on the inventory level status.


• Supervise receiving activities to ensure accurate receipt of materials (NAV and Ariba system).


• Process and handle inventory posting, job card transaction (to comply with FIFO) and coordinate inventory movement.


• Coordinate production order kitting activities to ensure all required materials are staged and available on the production floor prior to the production start date.


• Oversee and develop strategies that improve cycle count process for efficiency and first pass accuracy.


• Recommend and improve inventory accuracy.


• Monitor slow-moving, excess, obsolete inventory.


• Conduct cycle counts (monthly basis) and annual stock takes.


• Advise warehouse assistant on care and preservation of items receive, storage, and shipping goods.


• Advise warehouse assistant to use of equipment with safety as a priority.


• Trace, identify and rectify discrepancies between physical inventory and stocking records.


• Adjusts and tracks errors for all operations with the mindset to identify root cause and error proof method.


• Anticipate & implement new processes to improve efficiency of operations.


• Plan layout of stockroom, warehouse, and other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, and related factors of items stored.


• Assign duties and examines work for neatness, and compliance to policies and 5S procedures.


• Other duties as required and assigned by superior.

Shipping & Logistics

• Supervise packing and shipping activities (shipment booking).


• Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders.


• Coordinate with forwarders and logistics providers.


• Verify shipping documentation accuracy.


• Ensure compliance with import/export and customs requirements.

Organizational Relationships:

• Supervise the Shipping, Receiving, Stockroom departments.


• Work closely with Production Supervisors and Group leaders on material availability.


• Interact with Purchasing and Planning, Engineering, Quality Control, and Sales.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.


• 5 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.


• Experience MRP operating environment, experience in Microsoft Navision, SAP Ariba is a plus.


• 3 years of Supervisory experience. Ability to handle conflict issues.


• Excellent working knowledge of supply chain management, inventory management with Lean manufacturing management principles.

Compensation

Currency: MYR

Salary Minimum: Market

Salary Maximum: Market

Incentive: Market

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility.

AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.